The Oldest Face in Europe? Meet “Pink,” the Very First Human in Western Europe
A groundbreaking discovery in the Sima del Elefante cave, located in the Atapuerca mountains of Spain, is changing what we know about the first humans in Western Europe. Researchers have identified a 1.
Researchers Unearth Oldest Known Human Facial Bones Ever Found in Western Europe
Researchers in Spain have discovered mysterious fossilized facial fragments that belonged to an unknown early human species. The bones are the oldest human fossils discovered in Western Europe, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature.
Western Europe’s oldest human face discovered in Spain
The research team at the Atapuerca archaeological sites in Burgos, Spain, has just broken its own record by discovering, for the third time, the oldest human in Western Europe. The team did so for the first time in 1994,
Europe's oldest human face found in Atapuerca: 'We may be looking at a new species'
The discovery is particularly important as it places the arrival of the first populations in Europe before the 'Homo antecessors', whose remains date back approximately 860,000 years. It is a key piece in understanding the evolution of humans on the continent.
1.4 Million-Year-Old Hominin Is the Oldest Face of Western Europe
After discovering fossilized facial bones in Spain, researchers now say they've found the oldest face of Western Europe. In 2022, researchers with the Atapuerca Project uncovered facial bones from an early human ancestor at the Sima del Elefante site (Sierra de Atapuerca,
Meet 'Pink': The 1.4-million-year-old face changing Europe's human story
Researchers say the fossil suggests a previously unknown human species lived in Europe over one million years ago.
Skull fragments found in Spain point to previously unknown ancient humans
Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed “Pink” discovered in Spain are from a potential ...
Archaeologists find million-year-old fossil of a human ancestor
A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The ...